Toy.



Mamme. PATBNTED DEG. 24, 1907 v. SUMERLIN. TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAB,13,1907.

ciments oi the figure upon ildtif no. eresie.

pecicetion of rsrissr cerros VAN SUMEltLlN, 0F PNETOPS, NORTH'CAROLNA Letters nRetent. Patented Dec. 3ft, i907.

Application filed March i3. 190'?. Serial No` 352,180

ToI all whom it muy concern;

Be it lrnow n tbet i, WAN Sruunnrirn, citizen of the United States, residing et Pineto-ps, in the countyoi ildgecombe and. Stste of North Caroliney here invented cert new end 'ul improvements in 'loys Wliicli the 'fcllowing e, speciicntiori.

The pressi i` or the 'tents oi am' but mid compri, end n jointed il ported by spe-ccd 1 ported thereto sind tion of sure to movable perte 'of tbe berne-Worf. `For full understanding oi'Y tbe in reference is to be lied to the *following scription end nccoinpunying drawings `fl1iie tbe invention edupted to different forins end conditions by c'v in tbe structure ond niinor de nis wi out de partumr :troni 'the' spirit or essentiel reeturesl tbereolj, still the preferred embodiment is shown in the sccornpcnying drewing which is e perspective vView of; e toy embodying tbe invention.

The reinewvorlr comprises spaced pressure bers supported by ineens of n strut 2, seid pressure bers being provided neer their un per ends end 1n opposite sides with grooves ends L or notches o in which ere ttedstr The strands preferably consist ci a, cord which is doubled upon itsel' cured, the end portions of the sented in the notches or grooves 3 of tl'ie 'pressure bnrsA4 A jointed iiguieA '5 .is mounted upon the strands fi, tbe letter pessing through s iced openings in members of the iigure so t ist upon subjecting the strands to tension after iirst giving e twist thereto, motion Will `be imported to the iiffure by the tendency of the strcnds'to untwist or straighten, tbe ports being so arranged that tbe figure will normally hong' pendent and import s twist to the strands d when tbe letter ere relaxed.

Supporting bers 6 are arranged in parallel relation end ere connected to the upper ends of they pressure bers l and ere preferably errenged exterior to seid bers,V tbereb rclieving the festenings 7 of strain when t 1e toy is in operation. The supporting bers G are piv` otelly connected to thepressure bers et e therebyequelizing the weight end strain upon the treme-Work., By bev. ing the supporting bers 5 pivot'ed to the presl sure bers, they insy, be turned to edinit of folding the toy into compact forno. or to clienge the relative inclination of tbesup-x porting bers to tbe pressure bois to obtain any desired effect. Under out notches 8 nre 'provided in e, side of' the supporting bers tl'o n als the burnsn form occordinj te the nature oi.' 'the 'toy es eV whole. "lne L .gures may sinusernent crested by tbe various sntics end coniicsl positions assumed in manipulating tbe toy by applying oressure to tlie lower the bers i in stood.. rillie toy is operated by grippinff the lower end ci the pressure bers i' in tbe liend end upon closinw the bend the lower ends of the pressure bers are drown together and the upper ends seperated, thereby subjecting the series of ,strands 4 to linear tension With the result tiret tliey tend to untwist or straighten end thereby cause the figures. to assume an elevated position. By gripping end suddenly rel caring tbe lower ends of the pressure bars, the iigures receive e quick impulse thereby causing tbein to assume vicious positions wliicn eitber appeal to tbe aesthetic or ludicrous according to the design of the figures themselves. i

l't is to be understood tbst in arranging the parte, the stru-nds receive s quarter twist when the iigures hang pendent Wbicli is their norn'icl position, so that tension applied to the strands 4 by manipulating the pressure bers tends to straighten scid strands `and to actua-te the figures by causing tbeni to rise, seid movements being varied and controlled by deftly manipulating tbe pressure bars by cles of the bend.

is claimed es new is:

l. A toy comprising spaced pressure bers, supporting bers connected intermediate of their ends to seid pressure bers, space strands attached to seid supporting bers upon opposite sides of tbe pressure bers, and

receive the strands end in tne eventoi seid.y

struction end design to represent either' sni` be ertisticnlly linislfied or lieve any grotesque or ludicrous sppeorsnce so es to edd to the tlie manner Well under.

quickly contracting end releasing the Inus-V lleving thus described the invention, what dilo Ition, toy gurcs my figures. mounted upon said smnls le V strands of tha Several pau's'hemg twlsuwl a., A

ed to b@ 'urnud w :my relative anpjun'l poszanrl t'msteci Strands connect mg sind. toy hgures izo sind supportmg bars.

3. En toy the combination. of spaced pmssufe bars, suppormg bars 1a-Img 001mg( n t in presence of im 

